Seed treatment methods and compositions
AssigneeNovozymes Bioag A/S
InventorsR. Stewart Smith, Ahsan Habib, John Kosanke
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods of enhancing plant growth, comprising treating seed at least one month prior to planting with an effective amount of a plant signal molecule, wherein upon harvesting the plant exhibits at least one of increased plant yield measured in terms of bushels/acre, increased root number, increased root length, increased root mass, increased root volume and increased leaf area, compared to plants harvested from untreated seed, or compared to plants harvested from seed treated with the signal molecule just prior to or within a week or less of planting.
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A treated seed, comprising a plant seed that is at least partially coated with a composition comprising a lipo-chitooligosaccharide in an amount effective to enhance the growth of a plant that germinates from the treated seed, as compared to a control plant grown from an untreated seed, when the treated seed is packaged and stored for at least one month prior to planting the treated seed in a plant growth medium.
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